Light the Night Walk

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is always looking for ways to say goodbye to blood cancers forever. Light the Night is a walk to bring hope to people who are battling blood cancer. So it's time to get outside, enjoy the beautiful outdoors and help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society beat these fatal illnesses.

What it is

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society strives to help blood cancer patients live longer, better lives. They are committed to finding a cure for all types of blood cancers, including: leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. Thanks to its major fundraising campaigns, Team in Training and Light the Night Walk, LLS has raised more than $750 million in research funding since 1954. This dedication to advancing cancer treatment has led to a five-year survival rate for people with leukemia that has nearly quadrupled since the conception of the organization, and Hodgkin’s lymphoma is now recognized as one of the most curable forms of cancer.

Why it was founded

In 1949, Rudolph and Antoinette de Villiers, parents of a leukemia patient, started the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society five years after their son, Robert, succumbed to leukemia. Frustrated by the lack of treatments for the disease that took their son, the grieving parents started the Robert Roessler de Villiers Foundation to help improve fundraising and education for leukemia with the hope that someday no parent will have to face the tragedy of losing a child to blood cancer.

How it is making a difference

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has witnessed immense progress in the fight against blood cancers in the many years since its conception. The society saw the first successful bone marrow transplant in the 1970s and has supported progress in the drugs used to treat leukemia and lymphoma, as well as developing an understanding about what causes these diseases and how to prevent them before they attack the body.

Light the Night

Light the Night Walk involves communities coming together across the United States and Canada to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to continue its success. Each event is an inspiring, leisurely evening walk in which walkers carry illuminated balloons: white for survivors, red for supporters, and gold in memory of a loved one lost to cancer. These communities of walkers gather together on this special night to bring hope and light to the darkness of cancer.

Sign up for a walk and learn more about the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society here.

Upcoming 2012 walks

Alabama

Dothan, October 3Birmingham, October 10Huntsville, October 17Mobile, October 24Shoals, TBA

Arizona

Tucson, October 5Phoenix, November 9

California

San Diego, November 8Riverside, October 19Anaheim, September 28Los Angeles, October 5Woodland Hills, November 2Santa Clarita, October 26Ventura, September 28Bakersfield, November 02Clovis, October 19San Jose, October 19Concord, October 26Napa, September 2Santa Rosa, October 12Sacramento, October 26

Colorado

Connecticut

Norwalk, October 18New Haven, October 05Newtown, September 28

Delaware

Rehoboth Beach,September 29

South Windsor, October 17

District of Columbia

Southeast Washington, October 19

Florida

Miami, November 16Fort Lauderdale, November 09Boca Raton, November 16West Palm Beach, November 08Tampa, November 02Clearwater, November 09Orlando, October 10Central Florida, October 10Jacksonville, October 07Gainesville, October 17

Georgia

Savannah, October 18Augusta, September 28North Metro, September 28Athens, October 4Atlanta, October 12

Idaho

Boise, October 03

Illinois

Chicago, October 19Elmhurst, October 19North Brook, October 20Rockford, September 28

Indiana

Indianapolis, October 12Lafayette, September 19Fort Wayne, September 29Kendallville, September 24Merrillville, October 19

Iowa

Des Moines, October 12Davenport, October 12

Kansas

Wichita, October 19Topeka, October 05Lawrence, September 28Overland Park, September 20

Kentucky

Louisville, September 28Lexington, October 05

Louisiana

New Orleans, October 19Baton Rouge, November 03

Maine

York, September 28

Maryland

Annapolis, October 19Rockville, October 12North Laurel, September 28Baltimore, November 02Frederick, October 12

Massachusetts

Worcester, October 19Boston, October 10Wakefield, September 29

Michigan

Kalamazoo, October 19Ann Arbor, October 12Detroit, October 19Grand Rapids, October 05Troy, September 28

Minnesota

Minneapolis, September 22

Mississippi

Pearl, September 26

Missouri

St. Louis, September 27

Nebraska

Lincoln, September 19Omaha, October 17

Nevada

Summerlin, November 02

New Hampshire

Nashua, October 05

New Jersey

Princeton, October 19Long Branch, October 19Morristown, October 26Montclair, October 19

New Mexico

Albuquerque, October 17

New York

Staten Island, September 28Queens, October 05Long Island, October 19Riverhead, October 17Harrison, November 02Pomona, October 20Levittown, October 11

North Carolina

Charlotte, November 02Raleigh, October 12Durham, October 05Greensboro, October 19

Ohio

Toledo, October 20Cleveland, October 13Akron, September 22Zanesville, September 19Columbus, October 12Springfield, September 21Kettering, October 03Mason, September 26Cincinnati, October 10

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, September 28Tulsa, October 19

Oregon

Portland, October 19

Pennsylvania

Erie, September 19Pittsburgh, September 21Johnstown, October 05Scranton, September 21Harrisburg, October 12York, October 26Lancaster, October 05Philadelphia, October 26Trenton, October 19West Chester, September 28

Rhode Island

Cranston, September 28

South Carolina

Charleston, November 07Columbia, October 03Charlotte, October 10Greenville, October 24

Tennessee

Nashville, October 11Knoxville, October 24

Texas

Austin, November 09Houston, October 12Fort Worth, October 20Dallas, October 27